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Aluminum cans contain about 73% recycled aluminum, in case anyone else was curious. I'm not sure why I thought it was 95%+ https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/

• bhickey 3y ago
  > I'm not sure why I thought it was 95%+ You may have been remembering numbers for the aluminum recycling rate in goods like cars. > On average, about 97% of the aluminum content in an end-of-life vehicle is recycled. https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/whats-holding-back-aluminum-recycling-in-the-us https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/whats-holding-back-alu...
  • gruez 3y ago
    Or that recycled aluminum takes 95% less energy than virgin aluminum. https://international-aluminium.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wa_factsheet_final.pdf https://international-aluminium.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/...
    • TexanFeller 3y ago
      But still a heck of a lot more than the reused container that should be used instead. Focusing on recycling instead of reducing and reusing is a good way to let Coca Cola off the hook for continuing to sell single use beverage containers.